The problem of a performance artist’s legacy is not limited to the solo artist whose biography and distinctive persona are central to their work. As discussed in my last essay these performances cannot be recreated or performed by anyone else after the individual artist’s demise,
Aspect/Ratio Hương Ngô: Reap the Whirlwind September 7—October 20, 2018 In Hương Ngô’s latest exhibition, Reap The Whirlwind, the artist samples archival documents, vintage pulp novels, film sequences and historic postcards to recover representations of Indochinese women. Using distinct material reproduction techniques, Ngô questions the politics of the
“To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the making of bread.” --- James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time (1963) All year
There is a big difference between writing for the printed page and the speaking voice, as any playwright, poet or orator will tell you. In one the eye scans the totality of the image, the arrangement of words, phrases, sentences, the composition of a thought as
Two Boys On A Beach, 1938 Paul Cadmus October 13th – November 17th, 2018 John Wolf''s magical juxtaposition of a secret art exhibition embedded into one of Los Angeles' most erotic collections, adds nuanced context and delightful cross-conversations within the Tom House's prevailing mise-en-scene. Known for his use of unconventional space,
